Full name | Corina Maria Morariu |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | January 26, 1978
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (single handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,733,916 |
Singles | |
Career record | 160–134 (54.4%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 29 (24 August 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R ( 1998) |
French Open | 2R ( 1998, 2000, 2003) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1998, 1999) |
US Open | 2R ( 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 248–158 (61.1%) |
Career titles | 13 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (3 April 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F ( 2001, 2005) |
French Open | SF ( 2005) |
Wimbledon | W ( 1999) |
US Open | QF ( 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 21–22 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W ( 2001) |
French Open | QF ( 2003, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 2006) |
US Open | SF ( 2002, 2005) |
Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player.
Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Romanian descent. [1] She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles specialist, she won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport. She also won the mixed-doubles title at the 2001 Australian Open with Ellis Ferreira. She reached the Australian Open women's doubles final with Davenport in 2005. She also reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles in 2000. [2]
In 2001, Morariu was diagnosed with leukemia and began a program of chemotherapy. [3] During this time, Jennifer Capriati dedicated her 2001 French Open victory to Morariu. [4] After recovering from cancer, along with shoulder surgery, Morariu was largely restricted to doubles play. [2] The WTA then created the Corina Comeback Award, which was presented to Morariu by Capriati. [5]
Morariu retired from the tour in 2007. She is an International Sports Ambassador for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and has released a memoir titled Living Through the Racket: How I Survived Leukemia...and Rediscovered My Self. [5] Following her retirement, she began working as a commentator for Tennis Channel. [6]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lindsay Davenport |
Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik |
3–6, 4–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2001 | Australian Open | Hard | Ellis Ferreira |
Barbara Schett Joshua Eagle |
6–1, 6–3 |
Legend |
Tier I (0–0) |
Tier II (0–0) |
Tier III (0–1) |
Tier IV (1–2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1997 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Mirjana Lučić | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2. | April 1998 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | May 1998 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Mirjana Lučić | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | May 1999 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–2, 6–0 |
Legend |
Grand Slam (1–2) |
Tier I (1–2) |
Tier II (3–2) |
Tier III (7–1) |
Tier IV (1–0) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 1997 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Kerry-Anne Guse |
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Rika Hiraki |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | Nov 1997 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Kristine Kunce |
Florencia Labat Dominique Monami |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | Jan 1999 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | Larisa Neiland |
Kristine Kunce Irina Spîrlea |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | Apr 1999 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Kimberly Po |
Kerry-Anne Guse Catherine Barclay |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | Jun 1999 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | Larisa Neiland |
Inés Gorrochategui Alexandra Fusai |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Jul 1999 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | Lindsay Davenport |
Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | Jul 1999 | Stanford Classic, U.S. | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | Aug 1999 | San Diego Open, U.S. | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Venus Williams Serena Williams |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 8. | Feb 2000 | Cellular South Cup, U.S. | Hard (i) | Kimberly Po |
Tamarine Tanasugarn Elena Tatarkova |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | Mar 2000 | Indian Wells Masters, U.S. | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 10. | May 2000 | Croatian Bol Ladies Open | Clay | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Katarina Srebotnik Tina Križan |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | May 2000 | German Open, Berlin | Clay | Amanda Coetzer |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez |
6–3, 2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 11. | Oct 2000 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Julie Halard-Decugis |
Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | Jan 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | Nov 2004 | Philadelphia Championships, U.S. | Hard (i) | Liezel Huber |
Lisa Raymond Alicia Molik |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | Jan 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Alicia Molik |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | Feb 2005 | Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Lindsay Davenport |
Janette Husárová Elena Likhovtseva |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12. | Jan 2006 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | Rennae Stubbs |
Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
Win | 13. | Sep 2006 | Bali Classic, Indonesia | Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
Natalie Grandin Trudi Musgrave |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | Oct 2006 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | Katarina Srebotnik |
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
3–6, 0–6 |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | August 22, 1994 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | Giulia Casoni | 7–5, 7–6(5) |
Winner | 2. | May 22, 1995 | Salzburg, Austria | Clay | Patricia Wartusch | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | May 29, 1995 | Katowice, Poland | Clay | Ewa Radzikowska | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | August 21, 1995 | Sochi, Russia | Clay | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
Winner | 5. | February 23, 1997 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Lenka Němečková | 6–2, 6–3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 17, 1994 | Olsztyn, Poland | Clay | Henrieta Nagyová |
Marielle Bruens Amanda Hopmans |
4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | August 22, 1994 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | Loretta Sheales |
Natalie Frawley Jenny Anne Fetch |
6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | January 30, 1995 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Christina Zachariadou |
Dora Djilianova Desislava Topalova |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | April 3, 1995 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Christina Zachariadou |
Denisa Chládková Patrícia Marková |
2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 5. | May 22, 1995 | Salzburg, Austria | Clay | Aarthi Venkatesan |
Tjaša Jezernik Marina Lazarovska |
w/o |
Winner | 6. | August 14, 1995 | Carthage, Tunisia | Clay | Christina Zachariadou |
Denisa Chládková Daphne van de Zande |
6–4, 7–6(7) |
Winner | 7. | August 27, 1995 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Elena Tatarkova |
Natalia Egorova Petra Thorén |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 8. | August 28, 1995 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Christina Zachariadou |
Magdalena Grzybowska Henrieta Nagyová |
w/o |
Winner | 9. | December 4, 1995 | Cergy, France | Hard (i) | Angela Lettiere |
Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | January 27, 1996 | Mission, United States | Hard | Angela Lettiere |
Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven |
7–6(7), 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | February 17, 1996 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Angela Lettiere |
Katrina Adams Debbie Graham |
7–6(4), 7–6(6) |
Runner-up | 12. | May 19, 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Angela Lettiere |
Liezel Horn Christína Papadáki |
5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 13. | October 12, 1997 | Sedona, United States | Hard | Cătălina Cristea |
Liezel Horn Paola Suárez |
7–5, 6–2 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | F | A | A | 3R | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 19–9 | ||||||||||||||
French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | W | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1 / 7 | 9–6 | ||||||||||||||
US Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 0 / 10 | 16–10 | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 11–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 13–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1 / 33 | 51–32 | ||||||||||||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking | 187 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 78 | 156 | 24 | 15 | 34 | 76 |